You Memorize a List of Paired Associates Including "RUBBER-BAND

question 131

Multiple Choice

You memorize a list of paired associates including "RUBBER-BAND." Later someone asks you what word on the list refers to a group that plays music, and you do not think of the word BAND. Why not?

• A) serial-order effect
• B) von Restorff effect
• C) encoding specificity principle
• D) depth-of-processing principle

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